JP3371147B2 - Power supply for camera-integrated VTR - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a VTR with a built-in camera.
The present invention relates to a power supply device for a camera-integrated VTR used to connect a TV (television receiver) or another electric device such as a VTR (video tape recorder).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in general, what is photographed by a camera-integrated VTR is recorded and reproduced on a TV, for example, or another VTR is recorded.
I am dubbing to TR. This will be described with reference to FIG. 30. What is reproduced on the VTR 300 with a built-in camera is dubbed on the VTR 310, or recorded on the TV 311.
When playing back, VTR300 with integrated camera and VTR
This is performed by connecting 310 and the like with a signal cable 320. In this case, the battery 301 detachably attached to the rear surface of the camera-integrated VTR 300 can be used as a power source for recording and playback, but in the case of long-time recording and playback, the camera-integrated VTR 300 is shown in the figure. It is also possible to connect to an AC adapter and supply power directly from a household outlet for recording and playback.

Some of the AC adapters described above can charge the battery 301.
To charge 01, the cord of the AC adapter is removed from the camera-integrated VTR 300, and the battery 301 is attached to the AC adapter for charging.

[0004]

However, in the case of dubbing with the VTR 310 or recording / reproducing with the TV 311, what is conventionally taken with the camera-integrated VTR 300, it is necessary to connect the signal cable 320 or the like. The connection operation was complicated. If the battery 301 is being charged, the battery 301 is removed from the AC adapter each time recording or playback is performed, and if the battery 301 is charged after recording or playback, the battery 301 must be attached to the AC adapter. Therefore, the charging work was complicated.

Therefore, in view of the above-mentioned point, a picture taken by the camera-integrated VTR 300 is recorded on the TV 311.
The VTR 3 with a built-in camera is connected to a connection device called a station, which is connected to the TV 320 via a cable without requiring the signal cable 320 for reproduction.
It has been proposed to mount 00 to enable easy recording and reproduction.

However, the camera-integrated VTR applied to the above-mentioned connecting device has an AC adapter mechanically connected to the back surface thereof, and a cable and other rank cables are used to electrically connect the camera-integrated VTR 300. Since there is a need to connect to, there is a problem that the connection operation requires trouble. In addition, connecting the AC adapter to the back of the VTR with camera
It was an obstacle to the miniaturization of TR.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the AC adapter can be housed in a dedicated housing of the connecting device to supply power to the connecting device, and the battery can be charged. An object is to obtain a power supply device for a camera-integrated VTR having a function.

[0008]

To achieve the above object, a power supply device for a camera-integrated VTR according to the present invention is a camera having terminals for video signals, audio signals, control signals and terminals for power supply connection. Integrated VTR and TV
A power supply device for supplying power to a connection device that connects with other electric equipment such as an AC adapter to the connection device.
Has an AC adapter accommodating portion in which the battery is detachably accommodated,
By accommodating the AC adapter in the AC adapter accommodating part
A terminal that is electrically connected and that supplies power to the connection device
And accommodation of AC adapter in AC adapter accommodation section
Guide part inside and AC adapter housing part of AC adapter
And a lock / release mechanism for locking and releasing the lock .

[0009]

In the power supply device for the camera-integrated VTR according to the present invention configured as described above, the connection device and other electric equipment are connected in advance by a dedicated cable. By housing the AC adapter to the AC adapter receptacle of the connecting device from this state, AC adapter can be accommodated in the correct position on the receptacle along the guide portion. At this time, the terminal portion of the AC adapter can be electrically connected to the terminal portion of the connecting device. This makes it possible to supply the power to the connecting apparatus without using a dedicated cable, therefore, the camera-integrated VT connected to connection device
It can be used as a power source for R.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A power supply device for a camera-integrated VTR according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings.

First, the main structure of the camera-integrated VTR will be described with reference to FIG. Reference numeral 100 denotes the entire 8 mm camera-integrated VTR, and the side surface of the VTR main body 101 on the grip belt 102 side is a VTR deck section 103 for driving a tape cassette (not shown).
A video terminal 104 for inputting and outputting video signals and audio signals, an audio input terminal 105, an audio output terminal 106, and an S video terminal 107 are provided on the front surface of the VTR deck section 103 side. Each of these terminals 104 to 107 can be connected to another electric device such as a television receiver or a VTR via a cable (not shown) to record and reproduce.

A viewfinder 108 is provided on the opposite side of the grip belt 102 of the VTR main body 101. Further, a microphone 109 is provided on the upper front side of the VTR body 101.
A lens barrel 110 is projectingly provided below 09.

Further, on the front surface of the VTR deck portion 103, there is provided a photographing start button 111 operated by the thumb of the right hand. The shooting start button 111 is provided with a standby knob 112.
The shooting state is completed by releasing. Further, by closing the standby knob 112, the non-shooting state is set.

Further, a zoom lever 113 operated by a right index finger is provided on the upper front surface of the VTR deck portion 103, and a zoom-in operation of the zoom lever 113 can bring a subject into a telephoto state. The zoom-out operation of 113 can bring the subject into a wide-angle state.

Further, an operation knob 114 for switching between the photographing mode and the video mode with the off point as the neutral point is provided on the upper surface of the lens barrel 110 described above. By switching the operation knob 114 to the photographing mode side, a lens cover (not shown) arranged on the front surface of the lens barrel 110 can be opened to be in a photographing state. on the other hand,
When the operation knob 114 is on the video mode side, the lens cover remains closed.

Further, the viewfinder 108 mentioned above.
On the front surface of the lower VTR main body 101, there is provided a battery pack accommodating portion 115, which will be described later, and can be attached / detached by opening / closing the opening / closing lid 115a. The battery pack serves as a power source for supplying power to the camera-integrated VTR 100.

Now, the above-mentioned camera-integrated VTR 100
A support plate 116 for mounting the VTR 100 on a station 1 described later is provided on the bottom surface of the. Hereinafter, the support plate 116 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

A pair of left and right guide rails 117 and 117 are formed in the front-rear direction on the front side of the support plate 116. A shutter plate 118 is slidably provided on the guide rails 117 and 117, and the support plate 1
The opening window 119 formed in 16 can be opened and closed. Also,
Inner edges of the guide rails 117, 117 are tapered surfaces 117a, 117a and are cut out. The shutter plate 118 biases the opening window 119 in the closing direction by a spring member (not shown). Then, a terminal portion 121 in which a large number of terminal contact pieces 120 are arranged is arranged so as to correspond to the opening window 119 described above. A recess 122 is formed in the center of the terminal portion 121. Further, a recess 123 is formed in a portion of the support plate 116 on one side of the shutter plate 118.

A stand 124 is attached to the rear side of the support plate 116 so as to be upside down, and is used as a stand of the camera-integrated VTR 100 when raised, and can be stored in the recess 125 when folded.
Further, the support plate 116 is formed with a screw hole 126 that can be attached to a tripod or the like.

Next, the above-mentioned camera-integrated VTR 100
A connection device (hereinafter referred to as a station) 1 equipped with is described. FIG. 4 shows an external perspective view of the station 1, and FIG. 6 shows an exploded perspective view of the same. This station 1 is composed of a lower case 2 and an upper case 3 made of plastic, and both cases 2 and 3 are fixed by screws (not shown). A video output terminal 4, an audio (monaural) output terminal 5, and audio (stereo) output terminals 6 and 7 are provided on the lower case 2 side of the front surface of the station 1, and these output terminals 4 to 7 are not shown in the drawing. It is connected to another electric device such as a VTR or a television receiver via a dedicated cable. Further, an S-video output terminal 8 is provided on the same surface side of the upper case 3 described above, and this output terminal 8 is also connected to the above-mentioned electric equipment by a dedicated cable.

Further, an opening 9 is formed on one side surface of the station 1 so as to extend over the upper and lower cases 2 and 3, and the inside of the station 1 of the opening 9 serves as a storage portion 10 for an AC adapter (charger) described later. The window 11 formed on the rear surface of the station 1 facing the storage unit 10 is provided with a display unit 12 for visually recognizing the charging state of the AC adapter.

On the other hand, the upper surface of the upper case 3 of the station 1 is a concave mounting surface 13 on which the camera integrated VTR is mounted.
A shutter opening mechanism 14 is provided on the front side of the mounting surface 13.

Next, the shutter opening mechanism 14 will be described with reference to FIGS. An opening 15 is formed in front of the mounting surface 13 described above, and the opening 15 can be opened and closed by a shutter plate 16 that slides on the mounting surface 13. The shutter plate 16 is opened by a spring member 16b. 15 is biased in the closing direction. A pair of cutouts 17, 17 are formed on the left and right edges of the shutter plate 16.

Lock arms 18, 18 having base ends 18a, 18a fixed to the rear surface of the upper case 3 are arranged corresponding to both sides of the shutter plate 16, and both lock arms 18, 18 are spring members 19, 19. Is biased toward the shutter plate 16 side. And both lock arms 1
The claws 20 and 20 formed at the tips of the shutters 8 and 18 engage with the notches 17 and 17 of the shutter plate 16 described above to prevent the shutter plate 16 from moving. Further, lock releasing pieces 21 and 21 are formed on the rear sides of the claw portions 20 and 20 on the lock arms 18 and 18, respectively.
The guide piece 2 for guiding the sliding movement of the camera-integrated VTR 100 is provided on both sides of the mounting surface 13 in the middle thereof.
2, 22 are formed.

Further, the terminal portion popping-out mechanism 23 is arranged in the station 1 in correspondence with the opening 15 of the shutter opening mechanism 14 constructed as described above. The terminal portion ejection mechanism 23 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 10 to 14.

On the bottom surface of the lower case 2, the operating member 24 has a lower end portion which is attached to the bearing plate 25 provided on the lower case 2 by the shaft pin 2.
It is supported by 6 and can swing. A link member 27 is supported on the upper end of the operating member 24 by a shaft pin 28 in a substantially V shape. A terminal portion mounting seat 29 is supported on the upper end portion of the link member 27 by a shaft pin 30 and can swing in the same direction as the above-mentioned link member. The side plates 31, 31 formed on the front and rear portions of the terminal portion mounting seat 29 are vertically movable vertically along the guide plates 32, 33 provided on the lower case 2 and the upper case 3 described above.

The signal input / output terminal portion 34 of the station 1 is supported by the above-mentioned terminal portion mounting seat portion 29. The signal input / output terminal portion 34 is connected to the wiring board 35a through the electrically connected flexible board 35. Since the flexible board 35 has a predetermined elasticity, it stably holds the signal input / output terminal portion 34 in the connection state with the wiring board 35a, and therefore, the assembling work of the lower case 2 and the upper case 3 is easily performed. be able to.

16 to 18 show the details of the signal input / output terminal portion 34 described above. This signal input / output terminal portion 34 has two
A retractable contact piece 36a having a spring action arranged in rows
It is equipped with 36t. The name of each contact piece will be described below. The contact piece 36a outputs the S terminal (Y luminance) and the contact piece 36b.
Is the S terminal (C color) output, the contact piece 36c is VIDEO / OU
T, contact piece 36d is VIDEO / GND, contact piece 36e is A
UDIO OUT (R), contact piece 36f is AUDIO O
UT (L), contact piece 36g is AUDIO / GND, contact piece 3
6h is LANC SIG (for spare), contact piece 36i is LA
NC / DC (spare), contact piece 36j is LANC / GND
(Spare), contact piece 36k is MONO (AUDIO) (spare), contact pieces 36l and 36m are ACV / GND (power supply GND), contact piece 36n is BATT / EXT, contact piece 36o
Is CHARGE INH (spare), the contact piece 36p is RF
・ DC / OUT, contact piece 36q is Voltage ・ Con
The control terminal, contact piece 36r, and contact piece 36s are ACV · U
The NREG (power supply) and the contact piece 36t are spares.

Among the above-mentioned contact pieces 36a to 36t, the three contact pieces of the ACV / GND (power supply GND) of the contact pieces 36l and 36m and the BATT / EXT of the contact piece 36n protrude slightly higher than the other contact pieces. There is. This is because when the signal input / output terminal portion 34 comes into contact with the terminal portion 121 of the camera-integrated VTR 100, the above-mentioned three contact pieces 36l to 36m first come into contact and are grounded. There is an advantage that electrical troubles can be resolved.

However, in this case, in order to solve the above-mentioned trouble, by providing a protection circuit on the side of the camera-integrated VTR 100, it is not necessary to raise the height of the three contact pieces 36l to 36n, and all the contact pieces 36a to 36t are removed. It can be formed at the same height.

A pair of protrusions 37, 37 project from the central portion of the signal input / output terminal portion 34. This convex 37,
37 is the terminal portion 12 of the camera-integrated VTR 100 described above.
It is engageable with the one recess 122, 122.

On the other hand, a lock operating portion 39 for preventing the signal input / output terminal portion 34 from popping out is formed integrally with a part of the operating member 24 described above. This lock operation part 39
Means that the signal input / output terminal portion 34 appears and disappears in cooperation with the lock releasing member 40. The lock releasing member 40 uses the shaft pin 42 supported by the bearing plate 41 formed in the upper and lower cases 2 and 3 as a fulcrum. It is swingable and the lock release member 40
The lock operation portion 39 is engaged with the engagement portion 43 formed on the lower surface of the signal input / output terminal portion 34 to maintain the locked state.

A camera-integrated V mounted on the station 1 behind the lock releasing member 40 described above.
A lock claw 44 that locks the TR 100 and a lock release piece 45 that releases the lock are provided. The lock claw 44 can be retracted in the slit hole 3 a formed in the upper surface of the upper case 3. The unlocking piece 45 is operated by abutting on the operation projection 16a formed on the back surface of the shutter plate 16 described above. Further, the elastic piece 46 provided integrally with the lock releasing member 40 is brought into contact with the back surface of the upper case 3 to urge the lock releasing member 40 downward.

One end of a link bar 47 is pivotally supported by a pin 47a on the side surface of the lock operating portion 39 configured as described above, and the other end of the link bar 47 is rotatable on the lower case 2 with a pivot shaft 48 as a pivot. Is supported by one end of the operating member 49 supported by a pin 47b, and the other end of the operating member 49 serves as an operating piece 50. The link bar 47 is biased in the direction of the arrow by the coil spring member 51 hooked between the link bar 47 and the lower case 2 as shown in FIG. That is, the signal input / output terminal portion 34 is urged in the protruding direction from the above-described opening 15 of the upper case 3.

An operation button 52 for retracting the signal input / output terminal portion 34 into the opening 15 of the upper case 3 corresponding to the upper portion of the operating piece 50 is provided on the upper case 3 via a spring member 53 so as to be retractable. There is.

Next, the operation of mounting the camera-integrated VTR 100 on the station 1 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG.
~ It demonstrates with reference to FIG. 9 and FIG. 10-FIG.

First, the output terminals 4 of the station 1 are set in advance.
7 to 7 are connected to a television receiver (not shown) or another electric device such as a VTR. In this state, the camera-integrated VTR 100 is mounted so that the tip portions of the guide rails 117, 117 of the support plate 116 provided at the bottom of the VTR 100 oppose the end surface of the shutter plate 16 of the mounting portion 13 of the station 1 ( (See FIG. 10). Then, from this state, the support plate 116 is attached to the guide pieces 22, 22 formed on both sides of the mounting surface 13 of the camera-integrated VTR 100.
When the groove portions (not shown) formed on both side portions of the guide rails 117 are slid in the direction of the arrow in the engaged state, the lock release pieces 21, 21 of the lock arms 18, 18 cause the spring members 19, 18 by the outer edge portions of the guide rails 117, 117. Since the lock arms 18, 18 are elastically deformed outward due to the outward pushing back against the urging force of 19, the claw portions 20, 20 separate from the cutout portions 17, 17 of the shutter plate 16 and the shutter plate 16 The lock is released (see FIG. 8).

Immediately after the shutter plate 16 is unlocked, the guide rail 1 of the support plate 116 described above is released.
The shutter plate 16 is pushed against the urging force of the spring member 16b by the tip portions of 17, 17 and slides to open the opening 15 on the station 1 side. At this time, the shutter plate 118 of the support plate 116 is placed along with the forward movement of the support plate 116 because the tip edge of the shutter plate 118 abuts the convex portion 15a formed on the opening edge of the opening portion 15 described above. Plate 116
The opening window 119 is opened.

Eventually, when the supporting plate 116 of the camera-integrated VTR 100 moves to a predetermined stop position, the opening 15 covered by the shutter plate 16 of the station 1 is completely opened, and the camera-integrated VT is also opened.
The opening window 119 covered with the shutter plate 118 on the R100 side is also completely opened, so that the opening 1 of the station 1 and the opening window 119 of the camera-integrated VTR 100 are in the same opened state (FIGS. 9 and 10). 11).

Almost at the same time as the above-mentioned opening state of the opening 15 and the opening window 119, the operation protrusion 16a formed on the back surface of the shutter plate 16 is provided with the unlocking piece 4 of the unlocking member 40.
5, so that the lock releasing member 40
11 rotates in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 11 with the shaft pin 42 as the fulcrum of rotation, whereby the engaging portion 43 is operated.
Since it is disengaged from the lock operating portion 39 of the above, the operating member 24 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 12 with the shaft pin 26 as the fulcrum of rotation by the biasing force of the coil spring 51 that biases the link bar 47. It moves and stands up in a substantially vertical state.

Therefore, the link member 27 connected to the above-mentioned operation member 24 also stands up, so the link member 2
The signal input / output terminal portion 34, which is supported on the upper end of 7 via the terminal portion mounting seat portion 29, moves upward and jumps out from the above-described opening portion 15 and the terminal portion 12 on the camera-integrated VTR 100 side.
1 is electrically connected. In addition, the signal input / output terminal unit 34
The projections protruding from the signal input / output terminal portion 34 are engaged with the recesses 122 formed in the terminal portion 121 to mechanically connect the terminal portion 121 and the terminal portion 121 (see FIG. 12).

The lock claw 44 of the operating member 24 projects outward from the slit 3a at substantially the same time as the connection state between the signal input / output terminal portion 34 and the terminal portion 121 of the camera-integrated VTR 100, and the support plate on the camera-integrated VTR 100 side. 11
6 is engaged with a recess 123 formed in the camera 6, so that the camera-integrated VTR 100 is immovably fixed to the station 1.

From station 1 to camera-integrated VTR 1
To remove 00, press operation button 5 from the state shown in FIG.
When the operation piece 50 of the operation member 49 is pushed down by pressing the operation member 2, the operation member 49 moves to the fulcrum shaft 4
8 pivots clockwise as a fulcrum, so that the link bar 47 is pulled back against the biasing force of the coil spring 51, the operating member 24 pivots clockwise, and the link member 27 is pulled down. The signal input / output terminal portion 34 moves downward through the terminal portion mounting seat portion 29 and is accommodated in the opening portion 16.
The electrical connection with the terminal portion 121 of the station 1 is released. Interlocking with this operation, the lock operating portion 39 engages with the engaging portion 43 of the lock releasing member 40 and the lock operating portion 39 is engaged.
Can be locked with the signal input / output terminal portion 34 being pulled down (see FIG. 13).

Further, since the lock releasing member 40 is rotated clockwise around the shaft pin 42 as the fulcrum in conjunction with the above-described operation, the lock claw 44 is pulled out from the recess 123 of the support plate 116 on the station 1 side and is in the locked state. Is released. Further, in conjunction with this, the unlocking piece 45 presses the operation projection 16a of the shutter plate 16, so that the shutter plate 16 slides slightly in the closing direction, and thus the guide rail 117 of the camera-integrated VTR 100. , 117 will be retracted accordingly, so that the camera-integrated VTR 100 can be easily removed from the station 1 (see FIG. 14).

Next, the container 10 provided in the station 1
The AC adapter (charger), which is the power supply device of the present invention housed in, will be described. The AC adapter is generally designated by the numeral 54, and the AC adapter 54 has a cord 55 for connecting a power source. Two parallel guide protrusions 56, 56 are formed on the upper surface of the AC adapter 54, and two parallel concave grooves 57, 57 are formed on the back surface.
Therefore, when the AC adapter 54 is accommodated in the accommodating portion 10, the guide protrusions 56, 56 form two parallel guide portions 58, 58 formed on the ceiling surface of the accommodating portion 10, that is, the back surface of the upper case 3. (See FIG. 6), and the groove 5
7 and 57 are guided by the two parallel ridges 59 and 59 formed on the bottom surface of the accommodating portion 10, that is, the back surface of the lower case 2, so that they can be accurately accommodated in the accommodating portion 10. Further, when the AC adapter 54 is accommodated in the accommodating portion 10, the cord 55 is pulled out through the cord guide member 55a supported by the upper and lower cases 2 and 3.

A DC output terminal 60 is provided on the back surface of the AC adapter 54. When the DC output terminal 60 is accommodated in the accommodating portion 10, the signal input / output terminal portion 3 described above is accommodated.
4 and is electrically connected to the connector 61 supported by the lower case 2. This connector 61 is the lower case 2
Is supported with some play against the connector 6 and
By forming a tapered surface at the tip of 1,
Even if the C adapter 54 is slightly displaced when it is housed in the housing portion 10, the DC output terminal 60 and the connector 61 can be easily connected by being guided by the above-described tapered surface. A charging lamp section 54a is provided on the side surface of the AC adapter 54 so that various charging states of the adapter 54 can be visually checked. The charging lamp section 54a can be seen from the display section 12 described above.

Further, the upper case 3 is provided with a lock / release mechanism 62 for locking and unlocking the AC adapter 54 when it is accommodated in the accommodating portion 10. This will be described with reference to FIGS. 20 and 21.
The lock / release mechanism 62 has a lock claw 63, a lock release lever 64 formed in a direction perpendicular to the lock claw 63, and an operation lever 65 formed on an extension line of the lock claw 63, and has a shaft 66. It can rotate as a fulcrum,
Moreover, the lock / release mechanism 62 can be elastically returned to its original position by the elastic piece 67 integrally formed therewith. A lock release button 68 is provided on the upper case 3 corresponding to the operation lever 65.

The lock / release mechanism 62 thus configured
When the AC adapter 54 is housed in the housing unit 10,
The locking claw 63 engages with the engaging recess 69 formed at the upper corner of the AC adapter 54 to lock the AC adapter 54, and the lock release button 66 is pressed from the locked state of the AC adapter 54. The operating lever 6
At the same time as the lock claw 63 retreats through the lever 5 and separates from the engagement recess 67 of the AC adapter 54, the lock release lever 6
4 presses the front surface of the AC adapter 54 to release the lock. At this time, the AC adapter 54 is pushed out of the housing portion 10 by the coil spring 70 attached to the lower case 2,
The AC adapter 54 can be easily taken out.

Further, on the back surface of the above-mentioned AC adapter 54, there is provided a battery connecting portion 71 which is a concave portion with one end opened, to which a battery pack described later is connected. The battery connecting portion 71 includes a pair of front and rear lock claw portions 72a, 72a and 72 on its left and right inner surfaces.
b and 72b are formed, and a retaining projection 73 and an engaging element 74 that are elastic in the vertical direction are provided at the front and rear portions of the central portion of the bottom of the battery connecting portion 71. Also,
A pair of terminal pins 7 is provided at the front end of the battery connecting portion 71.
5, 75 and an operation protrusion 76 are provided in the middle thereof, and both terminal pins 75, 75 and the operation protrusion 76 are covered by a shutter member 77 which is biased by a spring.

On the other hand, the battery pack connected to the above-mentioned battery connecting portion 71 is designated by reference numeral 78. The battery pack 78 is connected to the battery connecting portion 71 by sliding it in the forward direction, and can be removed by sliding it in the backward direction. In the center of the bottom of the battery pack 78, recesses 79, 80,
81 and 82 are provided, and a recess 83 is provided along one side. Of these, the recesses 79, 80, 83 are detection holes, and the recesses 81, 82 are lock holes.

That is, the detection holes 79, 80 and 83 detect the conformity or incompatibility of the battery pack 78 and the AC adapter 54, and the lock holes 81 and 82 detect A or A.
The battery pack 78 connected to the C adapter 54 is supported at that position, and the lock hole 81 has the above-mentioned A
It is engaged with the retaining projection 73 of the C adapter 54.

Further, engaging holes 84a, 84a and 84b, 84b having a pair of front and rear ribs are formed on the left and right side portions of the battery pack 78, and these engaging holes are connected to each other when the battery pack 78 is connected. AC adapter 54
The lock claw portions 72a, 72a and 72b, 72b are individually engaged to lock the battery pack 78.

At the front end of the battery pack 78, a pair of left and right hole-shaped electrodes 85, 85 are arranged. The electrodes 85, 85 are terminal pins 75 of the AC adapter 54,
It is connected to 75 and functions as a charging electrode of the battery pack 78. Further, the battery pack 78 functions as a power electrode when the battery pack 78 is attached to the above-described camera-integrated VTR 100 and power is supplied.

When the battery pack 78 does not fit into the AC adapter 54, the above-described detection holes 79 and 80 are greatly inclined by the not-shown protrusions provided on the AC adapter 54, so that the battery pack 78 and the AC adapter 54. There is an advantage that a match or a mismatch between and can be easily detected.

A marker 86 is provided at the center of the front end of the battery pack 78 described above. The marker 86 functions to identify, for example, whether or not the battery pack 78 is charged, whether or not the battery pack 78 is used, and the like. That is, the marker 86 in the embodiment is slidably arranged in the recess 87 and is composed of the slider 88 having the projection 88a at the tip.

When the battery pack 78 is already charged, the marker 86 projects into the entire recess 87, and when the battery pack 78 is in use or has been used, the marker 86 retracts into the pack and projects shortly. It becomes a state. For example, when the battery pack 78 is connected to the AC adapter 54 and charging is completed and then the battery pack 78 is pulled out from the AC adapter 54, the protrusion 88 a of the marker 86 comes into contact with the engaging element 74 of the AC adapter 54 and the slider. Since 88 is pulled out and protrudes, the charged state of the battery pack 78 can be visually checked. On the other hand, the battery pack 78 is a camera-integrated V
When accommodated in the battery compartment 115 of TR100, the protrusion 88a of the marker 86 is pushed back by a member (not shown). Therefore, when the battery pack 78 is taken out of the battery accommodating portion 115, it can be visually confirmed that the battery pack 78 is in the used state.

Therefore, the above-described marker 86 indicates whether the battery pack 78 is in a charged state or used by displaying different colors on the surface of the slider 88 and the surface of the recess. Can be recognized by.

The camera-integrated VTR connecting device of the present invention configured as described above is a camera-integrated VTR1.
For example, when recording, reproducing, or dubbing the video imaged at 00 using a television receiver or VTR, each output terminal 4 to 7 of the station 1 is connected to the television receiver or VT
Then, the AC adapter 54 is accommodated in the accommodating portion 10 of the station 1 and the outlet 55a of the cord 55 of the AC adapter 54 is connected to the power source. In this state, the camera-integrated VTR 100 is mounted on the mounting surface 13 of the station 1, and the signal input / output terminal portion 34 of the station 1 and each terminal 121 of the camera-integrated VTR 100 are electrically connected by the above-described connection mechanism. By connecting, it becomes possible to record, play back or dubb a video image taken by the camera-integrated VTR 100. in this case,
It is not necessary to house the battery pack 78 in the battery housing portion 115 of the camera-integrated VTR 100.

Further, when the camera-integrated VTR 100 is in a shooting state, the battery pack 78 is housed in the battery housing portion 115 of the camera-integrated VTR 100 and serves as a power source for the camera-integrated VTR 100 described above.

Further, the camera-integrated VTR 100 can use an AC power source as a power source. In this case, it is necessary to connect the terminal portion 121 of the camera-integrated VTR 100 and the AC adapter 54 with a dedicated connection cord. This connection cord will be described with reference to FIGS.

The connecting cord 200 has a connector 201 having one end connected to the DC output terminal 60 of the AC adapter 54.
And a battery adapter 202 is provided at the other end. This battery adapter 202 has rails 203a, 20 which are slidably mounted on the guide rails 117, 117 of the camera-integrated VTR 100 from the tip side.
A flat connection case 203 having 3a is provided, and a shutter member 204 is slidably provided on the back surface of the connection case 203. A plurality of contact pieces 205 made of an elastic metal member are accommodated in the connection case 203 covered with the shutter member 204. these,
The ground contact piece 205 a of each contact piece 205 is the other contact piece 20.
It is projected slightly higher than 5. In addition, the locking projections 206 that can appear and disappear on both sides of the connection case 203 described above.
Is provided.

The operation piece 207 is integrally extended to the shutter member 204 described above, and the end portion of the operation piece 207 is integrally formed with the connection case 203.
It contacts the slide switch 209 housed in 08. The slide switch 209 is pressed by the operation piece 207 to be turned on, and when the pressing force of the operation piece 207 is released, the operation piece 207 is pushed back by the urging force of the built-in return spring 210. In addition, a locking projection 211 projects from the mold case 208 toward the shutter member 204 side.

The battery adapter 2 configured in this way
02 is a VTR100 with a built-in camera and a connection case 203.
As it is attached to the guide rails 117, 117 of the operation plate 207, the stepped portion 207a formed on the operation piece 207 is moved to the support plate 116.
The shutter member 204 is opened by contacting the end of the contact member 205 and each contact piece 205 is exposed. Then, at the position where the connection case 203 is completely mounted, the locking projection 206 engages with the recesses (not shown) formed in the guide rails 117, 117 to lock the connection case 203. Therefore, each contact piece 205 described above is electrically connected to the contact piece 120 of the terminal portion 121 on the camera-integrated VTR 100 side. At this time,
Since the ground contact piece 205a formed high in the connection case 203 comes into contact with the contact piece 120 of the terminal portion 121 first to be grounded, there is an advantage that the trouble of the electric signal can be eliminated.

When each contact piece 205 of the connection case 203 described above is connected to the contact piece 120 of the terminal portion 121 of the camera-integrated VTR 100, the locking projection 211 formed in the connection case 203 is integrated in the camera-integrated VTR 100. VTR
It is engaged with the engaging recess 101a formed in the main body 101, which enables the above-mentioned connection case 203 to be fixed in the surface direction.

Next, FIGS. 26 to 29 show some charging methods of the battery pack 78. The method of FIG.
In this example, the battery can be charged by connecting the battery pack 78 to the battery housing portion 71 of the C adapter 54.

In the method shown in FIG. 27, the AC adapter 54 connected to the battery pack 78 is connected to the accommodating portion 1 of the station 1.
This is an example where it can be accommodated in 0.

In the method shown in FIG. 28, the AC adapter 54 is connected to the station 1 and the camera-integrated type V is connected to the station 1.
By installing TR100, the camera integrated VT
This is an example in which the battery pack 78 accommodated in the battery accommodating portion 115 of the R100 can be charged. In this case, AC
By connecting another battery pack 78 to the battery housing portion 71 of the adapter 54, the two battery packs 78 can be charged at the same time.

Then, the method shown in FIG.
4 and the camera-integrated VTR 100 are connected by the above-mentioned exclusive connection cord 200, thereby forming a camera-integrated VT
In this example, the battery pack 78 housed in the R100 can be charged. Also in this case, two battery packs 78 can be charged at the same time by connecting another battery pack 78 to the AC adapter 54.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and shown in the drawings, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

[0070]

As described above, the power supply device for the camera-integrated VTR according to the present invention has an AC adapter for the connection device.
Has an AC adapter accommodating portion in which the battery is detachably accommodated,
By accommodating the AC adapter in the AC adapter accommodating part
A terminal that is electrically connected and that supplies power to the connection device
And accommodation of AC adapter in AC adapter accommodation section
Guide part inside and AC adapter housing part of AC adapter
And a lock / release mechanism for locking and releasing
Because, it can be used as a power source of the connected device can perform power supply, the camera-integrated VTR which is connected to the connecting device without using a cable dedicated. Further, by providing the battery connecting portion on the exposing portion of the AC adapter which is electrically connected to and accommodated in the AC adapter accommodating portion of the connecting device, for example, the battery connecting portion is provided even during the reproducing operation of the camera-integrated VTR. The battery can be attached to and detached from, and the battery charging operation can be performed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a camera-integrated VTR used in this example.

2 is a bottom view of the camera-integrated VTR of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state where a shutter plate of a camera-integrated VTR is opened.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a station of this example, showing a protruding state of a signal input / output terminal portion.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which a camera-integrated VTR is mounted on a station.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a station of this example.

FIG. 7 is a rear view of the upper case of the station and is a plan view of the shutter opening mechanism.

8 is a plan view of an unlocked state of the shutter opening mechanism of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of the shutter open state.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the station and is a side view of the terminal portion ejection mechanism.

11 is a side view of the shutter open state of FIG. 9. FIG.

FIG. 12 is a side view of the terminal portion pop-out mechanism in a state where the terminal portion pops out.

FIG. 13 is a side view of the terminal portion ejecting mechanism in a state where the terminal portion is unlocked.

FIG. 14 is a side view of the terminal portion pop-out mechanism in the station retracted state.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a terminal portion protruding mechanism.

FIG. 16 is a plan view of a signal input / output terminal portion.

FIG. 17 is a front view of the same.

FIG. 18 is a partial side sectional view of the same.

FIG. 19 is a perspective view of an AC adapter and a battery pack.

FIG. 20 is a sectional view of the station of the AC adapter in a locked state.

FIG. 21 is a sectional view of the station with the AC adapter unlocked.

FIG. 22 is a perspective view illustrating a usage state of a connection cord.

FIG. 23 is a bottom view of the connection case of the connection cord.

FIG. 24 is a plan view of the same connection case.

FIG. 25 is a sectional view of the same connection case.

FIG. 26 is a perspective view of an example of a battery pack charging method.

FIG. 27 is a perspective view of an example of a battery pack charging method.

FIG. 28 is a perspective view of an example of a battery pack charging method.

FIG. 29 is a perspective view of an example of a battery pack charging method.

FIG. 30 is an explanatory diagram of a usage state of a conventional camera-integrated VTR.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 station 2 lower case 3 upper case 4 to 8 output terminals 10 AC adapter housing 12 Display window 13 Placement surface 14 Shutter release mechanism 15 openings 16 Shutter plate 16a Operation protrusion 17 Notch 18 lock arm 20 nails 21 Lock release piece 23 Terminal part pop-out mechanism 24 Operation member 27 Link members 34 Signal input / output terminal 35 flexible substrate 39 Lock operation part 40 Lock release member 43 Engagement part 44 Lock claw 45 unlocking piece 47 link bar 49 Working member 50 working pieces 51 coil spring 52 operation buttons 54 AC adapter 55 Connection code 56 Guide protrusion 57 groove 58 Guide 59 Projection 60 DC output terminal 61 connector 62 Lock and release mechanism 63 Lock claw 64 Lock release lever 65 Operation lever 68 Unlock button 69 Engagement recess 71 Battery connection 72a, 72b Lock claw portion 73 retaining part 74 Engagement element 75 terminal pin 77 Shutter member 78 battery pack 79,80,83 Detection hole 81,82 Lock hole 84a, 84b Engagement holes 85 electrodes 86 markers 88 slider 100 camera integrated VTR 101 VTR body 108 viewfinder 111 Shooting start button 112 Standby knob 113 Zoom lever 114 Operation knob 115 Battery compartment 116 Support plate 117 Guide rail 118 shutter plate 119 open window 121 Terminal 123 hollow 124 stand 200 connection cord 201 connector 202 battery adapter 203 Connection case 204 shutter member 205 contact piece 209 slide switch

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── --- Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-4-227170 (JP, A) JP-A-3-126382 (JP, A) JP-A-4-26053 (JP, A) JP-A-62-1 157477 (JP, A) Actual development 63-146977 (JP, U) Actual development 55-44526 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) H04N 5/225-5 / 247 H01R 13/44

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A camera integrated type V having terminals for video signals, audio signals, control signals and terminals for power supply connection.
A power supply device for supplying power to a connection device that connects a TR and another electric device such as a TV, in which an AC adapter is detachably housed in the connection device.
It has a C adapter housing,
The AC adapter is housed so that it can be electrically connected.
The terminal portion for supplying power to the connection device, and the AC
Guide for accommodating the AC adapter in the adapter accommodating part
Accommodating the AC adapter of the guide part and the AC adapter
Equipped with a lock / release mechanism that locks and unlocks parts
A power supply device for a VTR with a built-in camera. 2. The power supply device for a camera-integrated VTR according to claim 1, wherein the AC adapter is provided with a battery connection portion for charging a battery. 3. The camera-integrated VTR and the connection device.
Sliding type that opens and closes the connecting piece to the connecting cord that connects with
Shutter member and sliding operation of this shutter member
Power supply device for a camera-integrated VTR according to claim 1, characterized in that a switch operated on and off in conjunction with.